Infant&#39;s wardrobe enclosing and carrying bag



July 11, 1967 N. v. WELS INFANT'S WARDROBE ENCLOSING AND CARRYING BAG Filed Oct. 21, 1965 Nina W INVENTOR.

BY gm United States Patent 3,330,321 INFANTS WARDROBE ENCLOSING AND CARRYING BAG Nina V. Wels, Rte. 3, Brainerd, Minn. 56401 Filed Oct. 21, 1965, Ser. No. 499,961 4 Claims. (Cl. 1501) This invention relates to a multipurpose innovation which is functionally designed and uniquely structurally made and adapted for use in the quarters or nursery of an infant but is transportable from room to room in the home, i aptly usable as an enclosing and practical handling bag for an infants garments and the like and, in fact, the entire daily wardrobe.

Many and varying types and forms of transportable handling and storing handbags for diapers, apparel and furnishings have been" devised and commercialized with success. The present concept has to do with a distinct and different approach toward what is believed to be a better solution of coping with the ready-to-use infants wardrobe. To the ends desired the construction herein disclosed, as will be later realized, serves its intended purposes with requisite nicety. It differs from an out-ofdoors type toting bag in that it is expressly designed for use in the home where one can carry the bag and its contents from room to room in a time, laborsaving and convenient manner thereby adding greatly to the step-saving convenience of the babys mother or nurse in charge.

In carrying out a preferred embodiment of the invention the end product is in the nature, broadly speaking, of a miniature easily portable wardrobe in that it is intended to hold the entire supply of clean diapers plus an extra change or two of clothing and blankets. It is attractive, made from transparent plastic material or appropriate nylon fabric, and is characterized by an upper relatively large compartment and a lower suspended smaller but significant compartment to provide the overall capabilities and capacity desired in a general utility portable bag.

Stated somewhat more explicitly the enclosing and carrying infants bag is characterized by first and second or upper and lower wooden or equivalent panels, said panels oriented in spaced and aligned relationship. The bag has interconnected walls; namely, front, back and side walls whose lower portions are joined, through the medium of ornamental gimp, to marginal edge portions of the wooden panels, the upper end portions of the walls being joined to a component part of a substantially conventional garment hanger whereby to thus provide the desired top and bottom compartments coordinating in an acecssible and compact and convenient manner.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a view in perspective of an infants wardrobe enclosing and carrying bag constructed in accordance with the principles of the invention and showing the same empty but ready for use; and

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged view fragmentarily shown and with parts in section and elevation and taken approximately on the plane of the vertical section line 2-2 of FIGURE 1.

The substantially flat-faced bottom rectangular (generally square) panel is denoted (FIG. 2) by the numeral 4. The companion and complemental upper or second panel is denoted at 6. These panels can be made of wood or lightweight plastic material if so desired. They are preferably identical in construction. The panels are interconnected by coacting wall portions of the overall bag 3,33%,321 Patented July 11, 1967 and the panels and component portions of the bag are so made that the desired dual compartment capacity is achieved.

The bag is denoted, by the numeral 8. It is preferably made from transparent nylon or nylon net or, for that matter, "from attractive easy-to-see-through fabric or cloth. In any event, the lower or basal portion of the overall bag is generally rectangular and the upper portion tapers or slopes upwardly to provide a tapering or pyramidal effect. The upwardly sloping front wall is denoted at It the corresponding upwardly sloping rear opposed wall is denoted at 12 and the upwardly converging opposed side or end walls are denoted at 14. The lower end portions of the side and back walls denoted at 16 span the edge portions of the panel 6 and 4 and the extreme lower edges are tucked beneath and suitably fastened in place as denoted at 18 in FIG. 2. The portions of the walls which embrace the marginal edge are secured to said marginal edges by ornamental gimp 20 which in turn is fastened attractively in place by ornamental upholsterers tacks 22. With the component parts thus assembled it will be seen that a compartment is provided as at 24. This compartment actually provides a shelf 4 suspended below the bottom 6 of the upper main article storing and carrying compartment 26. Thus, a compartment 24, which is open at the front as at 28 is and has the capacity of a drawer. The upper larger and main compartment 26 is employed for miscellaneous purposes and the half-portions of the components of the front Wall are separated as at 3%) to provide an openable and closable slit which is usable in an obvious manner. The upper converging end portions of the walls are assembled and joined together by way of a connecting and supporting hanger, that is a garment hanger 32.

The hanger by itself is of a generally well known construction and type and comprises an elongated frame member 34 provided at a central or median portion with an upstanding suspension hook 36. The end portions of the frame member serve to support a horizontal dowel or rung 38 and in the instant matter the upper end portions of the front and back walls are suitably gathered as at 40 and the gathers are nailed or otherwise fastened to diametrically opposite sides. More specifically, narrow strips of gimping 42 are applied against the folds or gathers and are fastened in place by suitably headed ornamental tacks or equivalent fasteners 44. Finally and if desired, an ornamental bow of ribbon 46 is mounted in a properly balanced position midway between the ends of the front strip of gimping 42.

It will be evident that the upwardly converging or sloping shape and resulting effect in conjunction with the pleats imparts a distinctive appearance to the overall bag when it is suspended and in use. It is also clear that the upper compartment or space 26 is roomy and in conjunction with the underlying compartment or space 24 gives the complete bag the accommodating capacity for versatile handling and use. The construction is such that compactness and convenience are significant. The structure is sturdy and decorative and has the capability of storing and carrying all accessories and equipment commonly regarded as proper when the user is called upon to properly and expeditiously care for a normal growing infant.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is as follows:

1. An enclosing,.carrying and protecting bag for an infants ready-to-use wardrobe comprising a bottom compartment closed around rear and side marginal edges and normally open along its front marginal edge, a companion top compartment in line with and above the plane of said bottom compartment, said compartments being characterized by a bag having flexible coacting wall portions, upper ends of the wall portions being fastened to an intervening component part of a conventional-type garment hanger, said hanger providing handling means and also having a hook whereby it may be coveniently hung, in conjunction with'said bag, on a clothes tree, a rod or supporting hanger in a clothes closet or wherever necessary or desired, said first-named compartment being of limited vertical height and the second-named compartment of extended vertical height, the bottom of said first compartment comprising a rigid panel and the bottom of said second compartment comprising a similar panel, said panels being alike in size and shape, rigid, and disposed one above the other in coordinating spaced parallel alignment.

2. An enclosing, carrying and protecting bag for an infants ready-to-use wardrobe comprising in combination, a first rigid panel constituting and providing a bottom member, a second rigid panel like and complemental to, aligned with said first panel and disposed in spaced ends thereof cooperatively connected with said supporting and carrying means, the portions of said Walls existing between said second panel and said carrying means cooperating in' defining a compartment which is appreciably greater in size than said first-named compartment and which defines and provides a main articlestoring and confining compartment, all of said walls being made of transparent material, said front wall embodying like left and right half-portions having inwardly disposed normally abutting lengthwise edges free of connection with each other and capable of being manually parted to provide an unobstructed vertically elongated slit afl ording access to the storage space of said main compartment.

3. The structure defined in claim 2 and wherein the lower end portions of said walls encompassing said marginal edge portions are attached to said marginal edge portions by ornamental strips of gimp, said strips being fastened to said edge portions by ornamental upholsterers tacks.

4. The structure defined in claim 3 and wherein said supporting and carrying means comprises a conventionalparallel relation above said first panel, a flexible bag type hanger having a frame member provided with a horizontal rung, said frame member having a supporting hook and the upper ends of said front and back walls being gathered, terminating in a plane below the plane of said frame member and being fastened'to diametrically opposite sides of said rung.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS JOSEPH R. LECLAIR, Primary Examiner.

DAVID M. BOCKENEK, Examiner.

6/1925 Stone 2067 

1. AN ENCLOSING, CARRYING AND PROTECTING BAG FOR AN INFANT''S READY-TO-USE WARDROBE COMPRISING A BOTTOM COMPARTMENT CLOSED AROUND REAR AND SIDE MARGINAL EDGES AND NORMALLY OPEN ALONG ITS FRONT MARGINAL EDGE, A COMPANION TOP COMPARTMENT IN LINE WITH AND ABOVE THE PLANE OF SAID BOTTOM COMPARTMENT, SAID COMPARTMENTS BEING CHARACTERIZED BY A BAG HAVING FLEXIBLE COACTING WALL PORTIONS, UPPER ENDS OF THE WALL PORTIONS BEING FASTENED TO AN INTERVENTING COMPONENT PART OF A CONVENTIONAL-TYPE GARMENT HANGER, SAID HANGER PROVIDING HANDLING MEANS AND ALSO HAVING A HOOK WHEREBY IT MAY BE CONVENIENTLY HUNG, IN CONJUNCTION WITH SAID BAG, ON A CLOTHES TREE, A ROD OR SUPPORTING HANGER IN A CLOTHES CLOSET OR WHENEVER NECESSARY OR DESIRED, SAID FIRST-NAMED COMPARTMENT BEING OF LIMITED VERTICAL HEIGHT AND THE SECOND-NAMED COMPARTMENT OF EXTENDED VERTICAL HEIGHT, THE BOTTOM OF SAID FIRST COMPARTMENT COMPRISING A RIGID PANEL AND THE BOTTOM OF SAID SECOND COMPARTMENT COMPRISING A SIMILAR PANEL, SAID PANELS BEING ALIKE IN SIZE AND SHAPE, RIGID, AND DISPOSED ONE ABOVE THE OTHER IN COORDINATING SPACED PARALLEL ALIGNMENT. 